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- Title
VOIEVODUL TRANSILVĂNEAN ŞTEFAN BÁTORI ŞI FRONTUL TURCESC ÎNTRE 1479 ŞI PACEA DIN ANUL 1483.
- Authors
Horváth, Richárd
- Abstract
In spring of 1479 the Hungarian king, Matthias Corvinus was appointed a new Transylvanian vaivoda: Stephen Bátori of Ecsed. Bátori's role was a challenging one since the neighbouring Moldavia and Wallachia were continuously attacked by the Turks. The first incursion took place in summer-autumn of 1479, when the Ottoman military force entered Wallachia in June-July, and rumour had it that they wanted to attack further into Hungarian territory. After some lengthy manoeuvres and political manipulations the assault on Hungary began relatively late, in early October, therefore Bátori and Kinizsi had enough time to organize the resistance. The results were spectacular, on October 13, 1479, at Kenyérmező, the Turks were defeated by Hungarian-Saxon troops led by Stephen Bátori. This action was the largest battle with army of the Turkish-Hungarian conflicts in the period 1456-1526. The Turkish attack of the previous year had to be answered categorically by the Hungarian military leadership in 1480. This were in two steps. Between September and December Matthias himself attacked Turkish fortifications in Bosnia, while in June-July Bátori assaulted local garrisons in Wallachia with Transylvanian forces. No decisive results were achieved but the Hungarian king clearly indicated that he was ready and able to a limited counterstroke. Manoeuvres of smaller significance, also led by Bátori, served the same goal in 1481 and 1482. These campaigns (and the internal situation of the Ottoman Empire) resulted in a five-year armistice between the parties in 1483.
- Publication
Banatica, 2015, Vol 24, Issue 2, p289
- ISSN
1222-0612
- Publication type
Article